GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 07: A game official near the NFL logo during the NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills at State Farm Stadium on December 07, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
The NFL recently inked massive television deals, and in accordance with this agreement fired a host of media members. These deals were signed between the NFL and Amazon, CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC, respectively. In total, 132 members of the NFL media crew were laid off.
While some were recently hired employees, others had been with the NFL for nearly a decade.
“Every offseason, NFL Media makes staffing adjustments for the upcoming season, which results in some positions being eliminated–nowhere near the wildly inaccurate figure circulating on social media–and some being hired, which we expect to announce in the very near future. What we have seen this summer isn’t markedly different than in previous off-seasons,” the NFL said in a statement to Sports Illustrated.
Still, others were not buying the reasons given by the NFL for its hiring and firing decisions.
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!
A week of sports news in your in-box.
We find the sports news you need to know, so you don't have to.
The controversial Enhanced Games, which allow athletes to use steroids, kicked off in Las Vegas…
Daniel Suarez honored the late Kylie Busch after winning the Coca-Cola 600. While Suarez was…
The San Antonio Spurs earned a major win Sunday, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-82…
New York Knicks' Mikal Bridges delivered another standout performance in Game 3 on Friday night.The…
Floyd Mayweather Jr., 49, is making headlines outside the boxing ring for all the wrong…
The Western Conference finals are now tied 1-1 after the Oklahoma City Thunder won Game…